XII: Chapter 9- Strategies of enhancement in food production

Question 1

What percent of the worlds livestock population is found in China and India?

Answer 1

70%

Question 2

Which is the best breeding method for animalsthat are below average in productivity in milk production, growth rate of beef cattle, etc?

Answer 2

Out crossing

Question 3

Hisardale is a new brand of sheep developed in Punjab by

Answer 3

Crossing Bikaneri ewes and Merino rams

Question 4

Using MOET cows are made to ovulate how many eggs?

Answer 4

6-8

Question 5

At which cell stage are the fertilised eggs from cows in MOET retrieved and transferred to surrogate mothers?

Answer 5

8-32 cell stage

Question 6

Name the common freshwater fishes.

Answer 6

Catla, Rohu, common carp

Question 7

Name the common marine fishes.

Answer 7

Hilsa, Sardines, Mackerel and Pomfrets

Question 8

What is the purposeful manipulation of plant species in order to create desired plant types that are better suited for cultivation called?

Answer 8

Plant breeding

Question 9

For how many growing seasons are hybrids obtained from plant breeding tested in farmer’s fields?

Answer 9

Three growing season

Question 10

Agriculture accounts for __(1)__% of India’s GDP and employs nearly ___(2)___% of the population.

Answer 10

(1) - 33%

(2) - 62%

Question 11

Who developed semi dwarf variety of wheat and where?

Answer 11

Norman E.Borlaug at International Centre for Wheat and Maize in Mexico

Question 12

Sonalika and Kalyan Sona are varieties of

Answer 12

Wheat

Question 13

Semi dwarf rice varieties derived from IR8 developed at ___1___ and ____2___ from Taiwan and introduced in 1966.

Answer 13

1- International RIce Research Institute, Manila, Philippines
2- Taichung Native 1

Question 14

Name the dwarf varieties of rice developed in India.

Answer 14

Jaya, Ratna

Question 15

Saccharum barberi was grown in which part of India?

Answer 15

North India

Question 16

Saccharum officinarum was grown in which part of India?

Answer 16

South India

Question 17

Himgiri variety of wheat is resistant to which diseases?

Answer 17

Hill bunt and leaf and stripe rust

Question 18

Pusa swarnim is a variety of

Answer 18

Brassica

Question 19

Which variety of brassica is resistant to white rust?

Answer 19

Pusa Swarnim

Question 20

Pusa Shubhra is a variety of

Answer 20

Cauliflower

Question 21

Pusa Snowball K-1 is a variety of cauliflower resistant to the diseases

Answer 21

Black rot and curl, blight black rot

Question 22

Pusa komal is a variety of

Answer 22

Cowpea

Question 23

Pusa komal is resistant to the disease

Answer 23

Bacterial blight

Question 24

Name a variety of chilli resistant to chilli mosaic virus, tobacco mosaic virus and leaf curl.

Answer 24

Pusa sadabahar

Question 25

How has resistance to yellow mosaic virus been induced in mung bean?

Answer 25

By mutation breeding

Question 26

By mutation breeding resistance to which diseases has been induced in mung bean?

Answer 26

Yellow mosaic virus and yellow powdery mildew

Question 27

What is parbhani kranti?

Answer 27

Bhindi (Abelmoschus esculentus) with resistance to yellow mosaic virus transferred from wild relative

Question 28

Smooth leaved and nectarless varieties of cotton do not attract which insects?

Answer 28

Bollworms

Question 29

Solid stems in wheat lead to non preference by which insects?

Answer 29

Stem sawfly

Question 30

WHich characters in maize lead to resistance to stem borers?

Answer 30

High aspartic acid, low nitrogen and sugar content

Question 31

Pusa Gaurav is a variety of

Answer 31

Brassica

Question 32

Which insect pest is Pura Gaurav resistant to

Answer 32

Aphids

Question 33

Which insect pest are Pusa sem 2 and pusa sem 3 resistant to?

Answer 33

Jassids, aphids and fruit borers

Question 34

Pusa Sem 2 is a variety of

Answer 34

Flat bean

Question 35

Pusa Sawani is a variety of

Answer 35

Bhindi (Okra)

Question 36

Pusa A4 is a variety of

Answer 36

Bhindi (Okra)

Question 37

Pusa Sawani is resistant to which insect pest?

Answer 37

SHoot and fruit borer

Question 38

In 2000, maize hybrids with twice the amount of which amino acids as compared to existing maize hybrids were developed?

Answer 38

Lysine and tryptophan

Question 39

Name a wheat variety having high protein content used as a donor for improving cultivated wheat.

Answer 39

Atlas 66

Question 40

Iron fortified rice with __ times as much iron as in commonly consumed varieties have been developed.

Answer 40

5 times

Question 41

Which vitamin A rich crops did Indian Agricultural Research Institute release?

Answer 41

Carrots, spinach, pumpkin

Question 42

Which vitamin C rich crops did Indian Agricultural Research Institute release?

Answer 42

Bitter gourd, bathua, mustard, tomato

Question 43

Which iron and calcium enriched crops did Indian Agricultural Research Institute release?

Answer 43

Spinach and bathua

Question 44

Which protein rich crops did Indian Agricultural Research Institute release?

Answer 44

Broad, lablab, french and garden peas

Question 45

Which algae can be grown easily on waste waters to produce large quantities and can serve as food rich in proteins, minerals, fats etc?

Answer 45

Spirulina

Question 46

Which bacterial species can be expected to produce upton 25 tonnes of protein?

Answer 46

Methylophilus methylotrophus

Question 47

Each plant obtained from tissue culture and micropropagation is called

Answer 47

Somaclone

Question 48

Which breed of chicken is the best broiler?

Answer 48

Plymouth rock

Question 49

Karaknath and Brahma are breeds of

Answer 49

Hen

Question 50

New castle/ Ranikhet disease is a disease of

Answer 50

Poultry

Question 51

Is Red Sindhi a milch cattle or a draught cattle?

Answer 51

Milch cattle

Question 52

Is Sahiwal a milch cattle or a draught cattle?

Answer 52

Milch cattle

Question 53

Is Gir a milch cattle or a draught cattle?

Answer 53

Milch cattle

Question 54

Is Hallikar a milch cattle or a draught cattle?

Answer 54

Draught cattle

Question 55

Is Malvi a milch cattle or a draught cattle?

Answer 55

Draught cattle

Question 56

Is Kankrej a milch cattle or a draught cattle?

Answer 56

It is a dual purpose cattle (general utility)

Question 57

Is Tharparkar a milch cattle or a draught cattle?

Answer 57

It is a dual purpose cattle (general utility)

Question 58

Ayrshire is a breed of cow from

Answer 58

Scottland

Question 59

Hollstein freisian is a breed of cow from

Answer 59

Holland

Question 60

WHich is the best breed of milch cow?

Answer 60

Holstein friesian

Question 61

Karan swiss is obtained from the cross breeding of which cattles?

Answer 61

Sahiwal x Brown Swiss

Question 62

Karan fries is obtained from the cross breeding of which cattles?

Answer 62

Tharparker x Holstein Freisian

Question 63

Freiswal is obtained by cross breeding of which cattles?

Answer 63

Holstein freisian x Sahiwal

Question 64

Which animal is known as poor man's cow?

Answer 64

Goat

Question 65

Capra capra is the sceintific name of

Answer 65

Domesticated goat

Question 66

Bos taurus is the scientific name of

Answer 66

Cow

Question 67

Who is the father of white revolution?

Answer 67

Dr. V. Kurien

Question 68

What is the scientific name of rock bee?

Answer 68

Apis dorsata

Question 69

What is the scientific name of dwarf bee?

Answer 69

Apis florea

Question 70

What is the scientific name of Italian bee?

Answer 70

Apis mellifera

Question 71

Which is the real product of honeybees?

Answer 71

Bees wax

Question 72

What is anadromous migration?

Answer 72

Movement of fishes/aquatic organisms from seawater to freshwater for spawning.

Question 73

What is catadromous migration?

Answer 73

Movement of aquatic organism from freshwater to seawater for spawning.

Question 74

What type of migration is observed in salmon?

Answer 74

Anadromous migration

Question 75

What type of migration is observed in anguilla?

Answer 75

Catadromous migration

Question 76

Cod liver oil is rich in

Answer 76

Vit A and vit D

Question 77

Who is known as the father of green revolution?

Answer 77

Norman E. Borlaug

Question 78

Which institute provides attestation and approval to all crop varieties in India?

Answer 78

National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (NBPGR)

Question 79

Name some important media used in plant tissue culture.

Answer 79

M.S media (Murashige and skoog media) B5 media (Gamberg's media) White media

Question 80

Keeping an explant in a tissue culture media for the first time is called

Answer 80

Initiation

Question 81

The transfer of culture from one medium to another in tissue culture is called

Answer 81

Subculturing/multiplication

Question 82

The acclimatization of plants slowly to natural conditions is called

Answer 82

Hardening

Question 83

Name the bee with very aggressie nature.

Answer 83

Apis dorsata ( rock bee)